If you could field an NFL team of the greatest Seahawks to come through Seattle, who would you choose? This was the gargantuan task we set out to complete for our Seahawks ''dream team.''
Our requirements? We needed 53 players for the NFL's 53-man roster, with some depth at each position. Players had to be in Seattle for more than two years, so 2012 rookie quarterback Russell Wilson was ineligible. Furthermore, we didn't specify starters, and the gallery is sorted alphabetically by position.
We certainly had to make some hard choices and exclude some Seahawks who were very close to making our ''dream team.'' So if you have a favorite player who's not included, feel free to leave a comment below. And if you take issue with any of our choices, you can leave a comment too.
Click through the gallery to see our seattlepi.com Seahawks ''dream team.''

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Center: Robbie Tobeck (2000-06)

Pro Bowl: 2005 | All-Pro: no
He headed up Seattle's offensive line as the Seahawks dominated in the mid-2000s. In 2005, when Seattle went to its first Super Bowl, Tobeck earned Pro Bowl honors for his role in running back Shaun Alexander's MVP season.

Pro Bowl: 2012 | First-Team All-Pro: 2012
After starting at right guard his rookie season and sitting out most of 2010 with a toe injury, Unger has become one of the Seahawks' best-ever centers. His play in 2012, which earned him Pro Bowl and First-Team All-Pro honors, also earned him a big contract extension.

Pro Bowl: 1984 | All-Pro: no
Seahawks Ring of Honor (1992)
He was an interception machine, earning a trip to the Pro Bowl in 1984 when he picked off eight passes and returned two of them for touchdowns. In 11 years with the Seahawks, he had 50 interceptions and returned them for a total of 643 yards and five TDs.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: 2012
Many pundits say he's now the best cornerback in football, and his play in 2012 -- just his second NFL season -- showed why. His eight interceptions and 24 passes defended earned him a spot on the All-Pro first team, but he got spurned from the Pro Bowl.

Pro Bowl: 1998 | All-Pro: no
One of Seattle's best-ever cornerbacks, Springs spent seven of his 14 NFL years in Seattle, earning a trip to the Pro Bowl in 1998 when he had seven interceptions and two touchdowns. In 2004, he moved on to the Washington Redskins -- where he had six sacks his first year -- and retired after 2009 as a Patriot.

Pro Bowl: 2007 | All-Pro: no
He's not returning for 2013, but Trufant was a mainstay of the Seahawks roster for 10 years starting in 2003. He was a starter through 2010, and earned a trip to the Pro Bowl in 2007 when he had seven interceptions and 85 total tackles.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
He played all 12 of his NFL seasons in Seattle, starting all but seven of the games he appeared in during that time. In 1984, he had a career-best 14.5 sacks, but he never was named to the Pro Bowl. Bryant retired after 1993, at the age of 33.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
Clemons started his career in Washington, then went to Oakland and Philadelphia before landing in Seattle in 2010. Since then, he has had 11 sacks in each of his three seasons as a defensive end for the Seahawks (11.5 in 2012, to be precise). And while he tore his ACL in Seattle's playoff win over the Redskins this past January, he's expected to make a big impact again once he returns.

Pro Bowl: 1986, '87 | All-Pro: no
Seahawks Ring of Honor (1995)
He was a starter for the Seahawks for 12-straight years -- one of the best players to come through Seattle. Green had 16 sacks in 1983, 13 in '84, 13.5 in '85 and 12 in '86, and earned trips to the Pro Bowl in '86 and '87. He retired in 1992 after a try with the 49ers, and is now remembered in the Seahawks Ring of Honor. Green is also now the father-in-law of Seahawks defensive end Red Bryant.

Pro Bowl: 1996, '97, '98 | All-Pro: no
Another lifelong Seahawk, except for his final year in Philly, Sinclair was a huge force on Seattle's defensive line for most of the 1990s. He went to three-straight Pro Bowls in 1996, '97 and '98 -- and in that '98 season led the league with a whopping 16.5 sacks.

Pro Bowl: 1991, '92, '93, '94, '95, '96, '98, '99 | All-Pro: 1992, '93, '94
Pro Football Hall of Fame (2012), Seahawks Ring of Honor (2006)
One of the most beloved Seahawks ever and one of just two Seahawks in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Kennedy played his entire 11-year career in Seattle -- through the good times and the bad. In 1992, his first All-Pro season, he had a career-high 14 sacks. Over his career, Kennedy had 58 sacks and 668 total tackles, making him one of the best Seahawks of all time.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
He's been a consistent starter since he won the job his rookie year, and has continued his strong play through the Seahawks' recent success on the gridiron. Mebane has 13 sacks in his six years in Seattle and has tallied a total of 260 tackles.

Pro Bowl: 1984 | All-Pro: 1984
Yet another lifelong Seahawk, Nash played in Seattle for all 15 of his NFL seasons first as a nose tackle then mainly as left DT. He retired after the 1996 season with 47.5 sacks, 779 total tackls and one interception he returned for a 13-yard touchdown in 1993.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
Tuiasosopo was a starter for most of his five years in Seattle. Pictured above as No. 74, he is perhaps now best known in Seattle for his children, many of whom became sports stars themselves at the University of Washington.

Pro Bowl: 2005, '06 | All-Pro: 2005
Strong was one of the biggest-ever Seahawks stars, and played all 14 of his NFL years in Seattle. He was instrumental in the Seahawks' run to the Super Bowl in 2005, when he was named All-Pro and went to the Pro Bowl, and when he helped running back Shaun Alexander achieve an MVP season. Strong retired after 2007 and will certainly be added to the Seahawks Ring of Honor.

Pro Bowl: 1990, '91 | All-Pro: no
He was a familiar face in Seattle for eight years, one of the best fullbacks to ever play for the Seahawks. He ran for 877 yards in 1988, and in the 700s his two years when he went to the Pro Bowl (1990 and '91). Williams ended up retiring after two final years with the Steelers in 1995.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
Seahawks fans were quite familiar with Bailey during the team's mid-'80s success, starting eight of his 12 games in 1984 when the Hawks went 12-4. Bailey retired in 1991 after spending all 11 of his years in the NFL with the Seahawks.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
Gray was already a 12-year veteran by the time the Seahawks began their 2005 run to the Super Bowl, and he seemed to only get better, helping running back Shaun Alexander to his MVP season as the Seahawks dominated the league. After 10 years with the Seahawks and 14 years in the NFL, he retired after 2007.

Pro Bowl: 2003, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09 | All-Pro: 2003, '05, '07, '08, '09
Seahawks fans were miffed -- and still are -- by the way he departed Seattle in 2006, but Hutchinson was one of the best guards the Seahawks had ever seen. Three of his Pro Bowl trips and two of his All-Pro honors came when he was in Seattle, and he was a huge part of the Seahawks' journey to the Super Bowl in 2005. By 2012, he was a starter with the Tennessee Titans.

Pro Bowl: 1984, '93 | All-Pro: 1984
Of his 18 years in the NFL, half of them were with the Seahawks. He got his start in Seattle, and by 1984 he was great enough for both Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors. Johnson still holds the franchise records for total career points with 810. After 1990, he went on to play four years in Atlanta, four years in Pittsburgh then one more in Philadelphia.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
The WSU Cougars star brought his skills to Seattle in 1995, his sixth year in the NFL, and finished his career with four seasons with the Seahawks. As a kick-returner, he tallied 3,900 yards and one touchdown for Seattle, and in 1997 had 418 rushing yards with the offense.

Pro Bowl: 2008, '12 | All-Pro: 2008
Many Seahawks fans were sad to see him leave after this past 2012 season, as Washington was one of the best kick-returners in football. He joined the Seahawks in 2010 after four years -- including an All-Pro season in 2008 -- with the New York Jets. In 2012, he went Pro Bowling again after his 1,140-yard season in punt and kick returns. Now he's off to New England.

Pro Bowl: 1996, '98, '99 | All-Pro: 1996, '98
He got his start in Pittsburgh and joined the Seahawks after his first Pro Bowl and All-Pro season in 1996. For eight more years in Seattle, he was a big-time starter and ended up with 48 sacks and 10 forced fumbles as a Seahawk. Brown's only All-Pro season with Seattle was 1998, when he had 7.5 sacks, one interception and 149 total tackles.

Pro Bowl: 2002, '03, '06, '07, '08 | All-Pro: 2003
He only spent three of his 11 NFL seasons in Seattle, but all three of them earned him Pro-Bowl honors. Peterson had 10 sacks in 2006, 9.5 in '07 and five in '08, and was one of the most productive linebackers in the league. He retired after 2010, after two final years with the Lions.

Pro Bowl: 1988, '89 | All-Pro: no
He spent his first seven pro years in Seattle, including Pro Bowl seasons in his first two years. Porter made 10.5 sacks in 1998, 10 in '91 and 9.5 in '92 as the Seahawks struggled. He left for New Orleans after 1994, and spent two years there then one in Tampa Bay before retiring after 1997.

Pro Bowl: 2005, '06, '07 | All-Pro: 2007
He stormed into Seattle and went to three-straight Pro Bowls from his rookie year through 2007 -- and in 2007, when he had four interceptions, three forced fumbles and 109 total tackles, he earned All-Pro honors. Tatupu played all six of his NFL seasons for the Seahawks and became well-liked by the 12th Man.

Pro Bowl: 1984, '85, '86, '87 | All-Pro: 1987
In all four of his years with the Seahawks, he made it to the Pro Bowl -- and got All-Pro honors in 1987, when he had nine sacks, one 50-yard pick-six and four fumble recoveries. He finished his career with three seasons with the Colts and retired after 1990.

Pro Bowl: 1992, '93 | All-Pro: no
Neither of his Pro Bowl years were when he was a Seahawk -- they came in 1992 and '93 with Buffalo -- but he was nevertheless a big force for the mid-'90s Hawks. He started every game he played for Seattle and retired after 1998, his 11th year in the NFL.

Pro Bowl: 1999, 2001, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08 | All-Pro: 2001, '04, '05, '07
He was one of the best tackles not only to play for the Seahawks, but to play the game of football. He had four All-Pro seasons, nine Pro Bowl seasons and started every one of his games for 12 seasons -- all of them with Seattle. Jones was one of the biggest Seahawks stars ever, and is just waiting to see his name in the Seahawks Ring of Honor ... and likely the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
Most of the Seahawks' offensive line in the mid-2000s is on this ''dream team,'' and Locklear is no exception. He won a starting job in time for Seattle's Super Bowl run in 2005, and continued as a big starter through the 2010 season. Though he never got Pro Bowl or All-Pro accolades, he certainly makes this list.

Pro Bowl: 2012 | All-Pro: no
He was Seattle's first-round pick in 2010, and hasn't disappointed. He has started all 37 of his games with the Seahawks, and in 2012 earned a trip to the Pro Bowl after helping the Seahawks become one of the NFL's best rushing teams. Okung returns as an integral member of the 2013 Seahawks.

Pro Bowl: 1994 | All-Pro: no
For seven of his 11 years in the NFL, he was with the Seahawks. While Seattle has seen a number of great punters, Tuten gets on this list for his longevity with the team. In 1992, he led the league with 4,760 punting yards, and led again the next year with 4,007 yards. He earned a trip to the Pro Bowl in 1994, and the next year led the NFL with 45.0 yards per punt.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
In 2007, he led the league with 658 yards on 58 punt returns, and also had 590 yards on 27 kick returns. While he never went to the Pro Bowl, his four years in Seattle were productive -- though he sat out most of 2008. Burleson retired after 2010, after one final year with the Lions.

Pro Bowl: 2003, '05, '07 | All-Pro: no
Hasselbeck was the only quarterback to take the Seahawks to the Super Bowl as the team went 13-3 in 2005. He was a fixture in Seattle for 10 years, and beloved for most of that time until his later seasons with the Seahawks. Hasselbeck holds team records for career and single-season passing yards, and at his prime was one of the best QBs in the NFL. Now, after two years with the Titans, he is backing up Andrew Luck in Indianapolis.

Pro Bowl: 1984, '88, '89 | All-Pro: no
Seahawks Ring of Honor (2004)
Krieg was the first quarterback to take the Seahawks to the playoffs, splitting time with Jim Zorn in 1983 as Seattle ran to the AFC Championship game. Krieg became the full-time starter in 1984, when he earned a trip to the Pro Bowl, and the Seahawks had their franchise quarterback for the rest of the '80s. He spent 12 of his 19 NFL seasons with the Seahawks, finishing his time in Seattle with 26,132 passing yards, 195 touchdowns and a 58.6 completion percentage. He retired after 1998, having played for five different teams after leaving Seattle before the 1992 season.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
Seahawks Ring of Honor (2001)
Seattle's first quarterback, Zorn led the team from its inception in 1976 through 1984, after he had been overtaken by Dave Krieg on the depth chart. Most fans remember Zorn's nine years with the Seahawks fondly, though the team struggled in its early years. His best statistical year came in 1979, when he threw for 3,661 passing yards, 20 touchdowns and led the Seahawks to a 9-7 season. Zorn retired after 1987, having played his two final seasons with Green Bay and Tampa Bay.

Pro Bowl: 2003, '04, '05 | All-Pro: 2005
2005 NFL MVP
Seattle's most prolific running back, Alexander holds the Seahawks' career and single-season rushing records -- and a few other high marks. He went to three-straight Pro Bowls, and in 2005 was named MVP after he led the NFL in with 1,880 rushing yards, 27 rushing touchdowns and an average of 117.5 yards per game. Alexander was a giant piece of Seattle's offense as they ran to the Super Bowl in 2005, and was an integral member of the team for eight seasons. In 2008, he signed with the Redskins and retired after that unproductive year.

Pro Bowl: 2008, '11, '12 | All-Pro: 2012
''Beast Mode'' is one of the biggest current stars of the Seahawks, not just for his Skittles affinity but also for his bone-crushing rushing capabilities. Perhaps most famous for his ''Beastquake'' run in the 2010 playoffs against the Saints, Lynch just finished his best season with 1,590 rushing yards in 2012, scoring 12 touchdowns in the regular season and adding three in the postseason. As one of the best running backs in the NFL, Lynch is returning for 2013 as the Seahawks face high expectations.

Pro Bowl: 1983, '86, '87 | All-Pro: no
Seahawks Ring of Honor (1994)
In his rookie year, in 1983, he rushed for 1,449 yards and 13 touchdowns as the Seahawks made their way into the AFC Championship game, earning him a spot on the Pro Bowl roster off the bat. Injured for most of '84, he returned in full force and had three more seasons of 1,000-plus rushing yards. In seven years with the Seahawks, he collected 6,705 rushing yards, 55 rushing touchdowns and seven receiving TDs. He retired after 1990 having played one more year for the Rams.

Pro Bowl: 1993, '94, '95 | All-Pro: no
Four-straight seasons with 1,000 or more rushing yards. A 15-touchdown season in 1995. Eight years as a Seahawk. Warren undoubtedly deserves a spot on this ''dream team.'' In his career with Seattle, he tallied 6,706 rushing yards and 44 touchdowns on the ground, plus three more through the air. Warren retired after the 2000 season, having finished his NFL career with the Cowboys and Eagles.

Pro Bowl: 2011 | All-Pro: no
The Seahawks just signed him to a big contract extension, and it's no surprise why. Chancellor has made his presence known since winning a starting spot his sophomore year, when he had four interceptions and 95 total tackles on his way to the Pro Bowl. In 2012, his third year, he was still strong with 91 total tackles as the Seahawks made their wild run to the playoffs.

Pro Bowl: 1982, '83, '84, '85, '87 | All-Pro: 1983, '84, '85
Seahawks Ring of Honor (2002)
One of the most prolific Seattle defenders in history, Easley was a huge part of the successful 1980s Seahawks. In 1983, when Seattle went to the AFC Championship game, he had three sacks and seven interceptions, earning his second trip to the Pro Bowl and his first All-Pro selection. In '84, he led the league with 10 interceptions and two pick-sixes, and got Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors again. Easley repeated the accolades the next year, as well, after seven years with the Seahawks retired from the NFL after 1987.

Pro Bowl: 1992, '93, '98 | All-Pro: no
He won a starting job his second year in the NFL, and kept it for his remaining years with the Seahawks. In 1993, his ninth pro year and second-straight Pro Bowl season, he led the league with nine interceptions and made 111 tackles. After 11 years with the Seahawks, he moved on to Green Bay, Atlanta and then Carolina before retiring after 2000.

Pro Bowl: 2011, '12 | All-Pro: 2012
Seattle's first-round pick in the 2010 draft, Thomas has already made a huge name for himself with the Seahawks and the NFL. In his rookie year, he had five interceptions and 71 total tackles; in 2011, he had two interceptions and 96 total tackles, and went to the Pro Bowl; and last season, he had three picks and 61 total tackles, and was selected for the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro first-team. Still with the Seahawks, Thomas is expected to continue his dominant play for years to come.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
The Seahawks haven't had a whole lot of great tight ends, but John Carlson was one of them. In 2008, had 627 receiving yards his rookie season, and followed it up with 574 yards in 2009. He spent four years in Seattle, collecting 1,519 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns, but sat out all of 2011 with a shoulder injury. He signed with the Vikings for 2012 and is still in Minnesota.

Pro Bowl: 2010 | All-Pro: no
The Seahawks took interest in Miller after his Pro Bowl season in 2010, when he was in his fourth year with the Raiders. Seattle signed him for 2011, and he has proven to be a valuable offensive weapon. In 2012, he had 396 receiving yards and three touchdowns during the regular season, and was Seattle's leading receiver in the divisional playoff loss to Atlanta in January, when he had 142 yards and a touchdown. Miller is returning for the Seahawks' 2013 season.

Pro Bowl: 1989 | All-Pro: no
This prolific receiver found a home in Seattle for all 11 of his years in the NFL. He had three seasons with more than 1,000 receiving yards, including his Pro Bowl year in 1989 when he had 1,063 yards and five touchdowns. Blades retired after 1998, having collected 7,620 receiving yards and 34 TDs over his career.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
He was a five-year veteran by the time he joined the Seahawks in 2001, and he continued in Seattle for eight more years. He was a key piece of the receiving corps for the Super Bowl-bound Seahawks in 2005, and was the team's leading receiver in 2007 when he had 1,147 receiving yards. Over eight years with the Seahawks, Engram had 4,859 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns, then retired in 2009 after a final year with the Chiefs.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
The Seahawks were his home for just five of his 16 years in the NFL, but they were his first and formative years. He had 1,000 or more receiving yards in three of his five seasons with the Seahawks, and had 12 and 10 TDs in 1997 and '98, respectively. An injury kept him out for much of 1999, and he found himself with the Cowboys for the 2000 season. Galloway retired after 2010, having played for five NFL teams over his 15-year career.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
He was Seattle's leading receiver for four of his seven years with the Seahawks, and could have been even more prolific if he'd stayed healthy throughout the 2005 season when the Seahawks went to the Super Bowl. Over his seven years with the Hawks, Jackson had 6,445 receiving yards and 47 touchdowns, including a 10-TD season in 2006 -- his last season in Seattle. He retired after 2008, having played two more years with the 49ers and Broncos.

Pro Bowl: 1978, '79, '81, '84, '85, '86, '87 | All-Pro: 1985
Pro Football Hall of Fame (1995), Seahawks Ring of Honor (1989)
Perhaps the most beloved Seahawk of all time, Largent is one of just two Seattle players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played all 14 of his pro seasons with the Seahawks, going All-Pro in his 10th year. He earned seven trips to the Pro Bowl and had eight seasons of 1,000 or more receiving yards. He holds the team record for career receiving yards with 13,089, scored 100 touchdowns through the air and added one more on the ground. In 1979 and '85, he led the league in receiving yards, and will always be remembered as one of the greatest players in Seahawks history.

Pro Bowl: no | All-Pro: no
He had just four short years in the NFL, all of them with the Seahawks, but he certainly left his mark. In 1985, he led the league with 13 touchdown receptions -- a team single-season record. In fact, it was a follow-up to his rookie year, when he had 715 receiving yards and 10 TDs -- the team's rookie record for touchdown catches. But by the middle of 1987, just his fourth season in the NFL, he was released due to congenital back problems. Over his entire career, he had 1,872 yards and 36 TDs on 101 catches for the Seahawks.

Super Bowls: 1996, '97, 2005 | NFL Championship: 1996
Holmgren gets the selection for head coach of this ''dream team'' over, say, Chuck Knox because Holmgren was the only coach to lead the Seahawks to a Super Bowl. He joined Seattle in 1999, having led the Packers to a Super Bowl victory in '96 and a second appearance in '97, and spent 10 years as head coach of the Seahawks. He retired after 2008 with an 86-74 overall record with Seattle, and while the 12th Man was getting a little tired of him by the end of his tenure, Holmgren is remembered fondly by most Seahawks fans. After a stint in the Cleveland front office, Holmgren and his family are now back living in the Seattle area.